Flat Fee Divorce Mediation with Offices in Long Beach and Santa Monica
OVERVIEW OF MEDIATION
- informal
- voluntary
- self-determinative (you and your spouse decide on agenda, rules, outcomes)
- confidential
- facilitated by a neutral
- aimed at resolution
- transformation of conflict
- economical option
flat fees
STAGES OF MEDIATION
- 30-minute initial consultation(both parties together or each separately)
- joint orientation (for purposes of establishing agenda, ground rules, opening statements)
- working session (either together or separate)
- drafting of agreements
- closing ceremony (if you so choose)
BENEFITS OF MEDIATION
- control over the outcome of your divorce/ breakup
- reduction of conflict in your life and the life of your children
- affordable option
- quicker recovery from the trauma of divorce/break-up
- moving beyond impasse
- creating a healthier post-separation alternative (if you have children)
